Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-04

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| D. q BARsEs.
| Tive ia Sioux City aud have for fonr-
teen years. am in the milling business.
| work for the City Mill and Elevator
company. in August last 1 lived on
West Second street. / have known John
Arensdorf nine or ten years. His gem
ersl character sis eoQa.sI saw him on
the evening offhe third of August, just
before dark, pSpbably hHweea7 and 8
o'clocks son EFoufth Street, Dr. the
academy of music. talked with him
there. He and | went into Phil Eberle.s
saloon. and sta,d there till about $50
There We were talking about city poitics
mot In particular about saloon matters.
| MI. Davelaar came il. We went over to
the Shepherd ssl,on. We got the, e
about $50. Davelasr don't 20 to the
Shepherd. l went out TO the drug store
I-M5&rS,s aspg store Mr.. Arensdorf
told Ne b1stRpHnr him ms l came back.
Mr.. Afefsaeff and late lnnch at~ tue
Shepherd saloon when / cana beck |
think this took as abont twenty ui,nrtes
We came out together, and L started
home and AreTsdorf started east. Ipgss-
ed the Columbia house. / looked ut the
clock there, and it was 1915 or 1917
o'clook. There was no one but myself
and Davelaar with Arensdorf that even
ing. Others came III and we spoke. 1t
is about two and o half blocks from the
Shepard to the Columbus house. / went
fdirectly from the Shepherds to the Oolum-
bia. My house is three and q bali blocks
from the Perry creek pridge, over which
/ pass going home. I saw men standing
by Diners fence. There were two or
1three or four OF Them. 1 heard Of the
murder Eext morning. / didn't hear
ot it the night of the third
Arensdorf had been collecting that even.
ling. ] did not separate from Arensdorf
during the evening, except when / went
to the drug store. I have known Bis
marck. I know his general character; it
is bad. / think T saw Bismarck neal
the columbia houseth night. I didn't
recognize him in particular The electric
light was about one block west of the
west end OF the bridge. Fourth stree
is called West Third street. y est OF Perry
creek. l met Frank Barker on the bridge
that night. he was going east on Fourtt
street, / think the electric light huns
in the center OF the street.
OrOss-examined by the state: Arens-
dorf and | went into Eberle's saloon Z
few minutes after we met. / think II
was between q and 8 o'clock. 1t val
about shutdown. / drank several glasses
We were standing up all the time we
were in Eberle's saloon. PARTIES passed
and spoke to uH. Mr. Davelser came liz
land talked with us. Then We vert te
the Shepherd saloon, I was there Will
Arensdorf about five minutes before
going to the drug store. l was absent
at the drug store about
fifteen minutes, and when
came back Arenedorf was there
mean at the Shepherd. He wasn't talk
ing with anybody. 1t wal $50 when
went to the drug store. 1t was two OF
three minutes till the waiter brought
the supper. Arensdorf treated to the
snpper, and when we had supper, ]
treated to the cigars. Then 1 wen,
Ihome. I went on The north side oil
Fourth to, Pearl. and crossed to the
Isouth side Of Fourth street and went OF
west. At the Columbia house I looked
Through the door at this clock. At thu
fColumbia house / saw a man near a pill.
OF posts. The pile war on Water street
I thought the man was Bismarck sne
4: that he was drunk. He was fifteen Of
VI k.,4~ = fnnk - 8 ro-k
the bridge, Frank Barker. / saw twt
other men on the bridge. / went .direc
from the Shepherd to the drug store
from the drug store. Issw jack Ryal
standing 10 the doorway on Fourt|
street between Pearl and Water.
When / was before the coroner's jurs
I told nothing ABOUT being with Arens
: Idorf. Il told nothing about being will
!, him at the Shepherd. I did not say be
fore the ~coroner's jury that on tina
night / had been at the drug store an.
as I came back 1 met q party in front Q
the Academy OF Music. The party wa
ArensdOrf. The Shepherd is opposlt
the scademy. / meant to say befor
the c~oroneris jury that I met the part,
,.1opposite, not IN front Of the academy
don't think | said it was raining her,
that night to the eoroner'H Jury.
testified before the coroEer's Jury tina
the electric light was shining in No
face as / crossed the bridge.
REORGANIZATION by Che defense: Th
reason / didn't know Barker on th
bridge that night was that It was q dar
night. Arensdorf started east when
, left him at the Shepherd saloon. and
don't know where he went. I kno,
Leavltt. Arensdort and I we're not il
! Leavitts company y any time that nigh
II JOHN DAyELAAR.
have lived In Sioux City about min
or tea years and am a painter. I hav
known John Arensdorf about four years
His general moral character as to bein,
q pescesbie end quiet man Is good
was with Arensdorf the night of Angus
!: .. IN Phil lEberle's saloon. / frss me
him there about 8 O'Clock. It Nigh
have been o little after 8 O'Clock / va
d with him about an hour and a half. W
were talking about first ward politics
When Arensdorf left he said he was 20
ing to get a lunch. Barnes went will
him. | was going to the lodge. but wen
and looked at the clock and found il wa
9:4S or $50 1t was too. late and | dIdn'
go TO b lodge. Ionly had two block
to go from Eberle' saloon to see tn
clock.
Gross. examination waived by the state
"A s. f. KICKER.
I live in Sioux City and have sine
1871. / have been deputy sheriff an,